Includes bibliographical references and index.

Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Acta Pekinensia—January 1708 to February 1709 -- Major Headings and Subheadings -- January 1708 -- February 1708 -- March 1708 -- April 1708 -- May 1708 -- June 1708 -- July 1708 -- August 1708 -- September 1708 -- October 1708 -- November 1708 -- December 1708 -- January 1709 -- February 1709 -- Bibliography -- Index.

The Acta Pekinensia is a Latin manuscript found in the Jesuit Roman Archives. It is a record of the papal legation to China of Charles Maillard de Tournon, from his arrival in China to his death in Macau. It was compiled by Kilian Stumpf, a German Jesuit missionary/scientist serving at the court of the Kangxi emperor of China. Stumpf was in a privileged position to record day by day the events of this crucial episode not only in the history of Christianity in China but in Chinese-Western relations. This annotated translation provides a full documentation and an acute and lively commentary on the clash of values which resulted in the failure of the legation and the condemnation of Chinese Rites.

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